DEAN Saunders last night insisted Wales will not be worried about another Eindhoven after declaring John Toshack’s youth revolution is breeding winners.

Saunders, Wales’ assistant manager, was in Bobby Gould’s 1996 Welsh team that suffered a 7-1 Dutch demolition at the home of PSV.

And some fans fear there could be another hiding from Holland on the cards as Tosh’s inexperienced outfit get set for the clash at the Feijenoord Stadium tomorrow.

But, on the eve of Wales’ first visit to the Netherlands since the embarrassment 12 years ago, Saunders is sure the kids’ confidence and pride will mean no repeat in Rotterdam.

“We only want players coming into this squad that are winners and determined footballers,” said Saunders, who scored the only goal when Dennis Bergkamp and co. ran riot in the World Cup qualifier.

“We’ve got some good players in the side and pushing through, but that doesn’t matter unless you have that determination and personal pride that will get you through tough times, that will make you resist when the other team is doing well against you and will keep you believing in yourself when you come under pressure.

“Holland will have their full-strength side out and we will be in for a really difficult game and the defence could come in for a very tough test.

“But it's not the dog in the fight, it’s the fight in the dog. If you’ve got fight in you, you won’t be scared by these games and you will feel you can play and perform against anybody.

“That’s what these lads have got now because we’ve gone away and toughed it out and got results. They won’t curl up in a ball if the going gets tough tomorrow and they won’t freeze. I’ve not got any qualms about these lads taking the pitch in Rotterdam.”

Saunders admits his mind has almost blanked the mauling in Eindhoven from his mind before Wales’ return to the Netherlands this week made sure the 75-cap former striker was reminded about the horror night.

“We got a lesson that night,” Saunders recalled. “And it could have been worse because they were just too good for us – you have to remember they had a fantastic team then.

“But we had a very young team out that was a mixture of players who hadn’t really played before and we didn’t have the personnel to stop the game slipping away or to come off the bench to change things.”

But, although he has every confidence Wales won’t roll over in Rotterdam, and how excited he is by the progress of the new Welsh generation, Saunders has urged a word of caution over the current optimism running through supporters.

With just three defeats coming in the last 17 games and with three wins on the trot coming on the back of four successive clean sheets, Toshack’s decision to fast-track youth seems to be paying off.

But Saunders warned: “We cannot afford to get carried away. Yes, we’ve done well and we can’t ask for much more than the recent results.

“Before the Iceland game the main message we were trying to get through to players was to keep this run going and keep believing in what we are doing. “And that’s important because it’s a lot easier to convince players what we want them to do is the right way forward when they go out on the pitch and it works for them.